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Ripple Effects, Disenfranchised Grief and the Myth of Healing
An exploration of the ripple effects of estrangement and how disenfranchised grief compounds and impacts the experience

Jen Maher
Aug 28, 20256 min read


Estrangement and Friendship
I initially discovered Together Estranged when I was searching for an audience who would potentially benefit from a children’s book I...

Sheena Sharma
Aug 19, 20253 min read


The Value Of Anger
Anger is a vital and informative emotion, especially in healing, but it is often weaponized against the estranged and the estranged community

Jen Maher
Jul 24, 20257 min read


Estrangement and Identity
When you are estranged, your identity, how you explain your place in this world, becomes uncertain. As a child, you were most likely...

Sheena Sharma
Jul 19, 20252 min read


Estrangement and Discomfort
I have a problem with being uncomfortable. I don’t like ambiguity; everything has to be clearly spelled out in big, black, block...

Sheena Sharma
Jun 19, 20252 min read


What a penny can reveal
A vignette of pervasive family dysfunction illuminating the "death by a 1,000 cuts" experience that can lead to estrangement.

Jen Maher
Jun 15, 20258 min read


Advice column #20: How to keep showing up
This month, the advice columnist answers a question about loneliness and finding new connections.

J. Hila Peterson
May 29, 20259 min read


Estrangement and Validation
As challenging of a relationship I had with my family, praise for achievements was never withheld. I was a type-A, hardworking, and...

Sheena Sharma
May 19, 20252 min read


Grieving the Mother I Never Had
An exploration of "mother hunger" and disenfranchised grief

Jen Maher
May 15, 202511 min read


The Current Backlash Era Against Positive Parenting
Breaking cycles means employing different models in our own parenting

Jen Maher
Apr 24, 20259 min read
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